When Discipline Is Considered Child Abuse
Jeannie John
ENG-106-0102
October 10, 2013
Tasha Green
When Discipline is Considered Child Abuse
When children misbehave, the parent’s disciplinary actions are often seen as a form of child abuse by other. There are different ways to discipline a child that is not considered child abuse. Most parents want their child to grow up happy, healthy, and have self confidence. Parents often think that disciplining their child will cause them to lack any of these feelings, this is not true. Children need discipline, parent’s that don’t discipline their child, often times the child’s behavior will reflect on the manner of the discipline (e.g. Children that misbehave, defiant, and disrespect others).
Discipline that focuses on maintaining …show more content…
Some examples of these forms are: teaching by example, children are very observant; they want to do everything they see. When the child sees the parent behaving irrational, then the child will do the same. Setting adequate rules for the child’s age and ability, when a parent sets rules that are too difficult for the child, they will not understand what you want them to do. Setting limits, children need limits to help them maintain a healthy daily life, help them by making time limits on play time, and watching television. Taking privileges away, when parents need to take the privileges away from their child, think of what that child enjoys doing most. Using time out, this method is the choice most parents use first when disciplining their child, if using time out doesn’t seem to work; the parent will then choose an alternative …show more content…
This is when the parent needs to step away, take a deep breath and calm down. This is very difficult for a parent to do, especially when the child is deliberately mean and defiant. If the child’s behavior persists then the parent should consult with their primary care physician on finding therapy for the child. Parents don’t want to do anything or say anything to their child that will cause their child to have low self confidence, or do anything that will hurt their child to where their child fears them. When a child’s behavior can’t be corrected with positive disciplinary methods, before the discipline turns to a form of child abuse due to the parent’s anger and frustration; the parent should consult with the child’s physician. The child’s physician can assist the parent with finding other solutions like behavioral therapy for the
ENG-106-0102
October 10, 2013
Tasha Green
When Discipline is Considered Child Abuse
When children misbehave, the parent’s disciplinary actions are often seen as a form of child abuse by other. There are different ways to discipline a child that is not considered child abuse. Most parents want their child to grow up happy, healthy, and have self confidence. Parents often think that disciplining their child will cause them to lack any of these feelings, this is not true. Children need discipline, parent’s that don’t discipline their child, often times the child’s behavior will reflect on the manner of the discipline (e.g. Children that misbehave, defiant, and disrespect others).
Discipline that focuses on maintaining …show more content…
Some examples of these forms are: teaching by example, children are very observant; they want to do everything they see. When the child sees the parent behaving irrational, then the child will do the same. Setting adequate rules for the child’s age and ability, when a parent sets rules that are too difficult for the child, they will not understand what you want them to do. Setting limits, children need limits to help them maintain a healthy daily life, help them by making time limits on play time, and watching television. Taking privileges away, when parents need to take the privileges away from their child, think of what that child enjoys doing most. Using time out, this method is the choice most parents use first when disciplining their child, if using time out doesn’t seem to work; the parent will then choose an alternative …show more content…
This is when the parent needs to step away, take a deep breath and calm down. This is very difficult for a parent to do, especially when the child is deliberately mean and defiant. If the child’s behavior persists then the parent should consult with their primary care physician on finding therapy for the child. Parents don’t want to do anything or say anything to their child that will cause their child to have low self confidence, or do anything that will hurt their child to where their child fears them. When a child’s behavior can’t be corrected with positive disciplinary methods, before the discipline turns to a form of child abuse due to the parent’s anger and frustration; the parent should consult with the child’s physician. The child’s physician can assist the parent with finding other solutions like behavioral therapy for the